Resource Lists
Resource lists are ubiquitous on the Internet. Since there are a vast number of resource available, the easiest way to categorize them is just to list them, based on some criterion. They are intended primarily as a starting point for exploration. There are to be contrasted with subject catalogs in that they are less focused on providing a heirarchical strucutre.Multiple-subject lists
- Special Internet Connections
- This is a large list of resources compiled by Scott Yanoff.
Descriptions are brief, but this is a good place to browse to
discover new resources.
- Internet Web Text
- Internet Web Text is a hypertext guide to Internet resources. It was
developed by John December <decemj@rpi.edu> to assist
his students with learning and exploring the Web. It contains a
variety of possible presentations, so you can pick the presentation
that best fits your style.
- Internet Tools
- This is John December's <decemj@rpi.edu> list of tools
available on the Internet that are used for information retrieval
(NIR), Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC), or other services.
- Internet Communication Tools
- Also by John December <decemj@rpi.edu>, the purpose of this document is "to list pointers to information describing the Internet, computer networks, and issues related to computer-mediated communication (CMC). Topics include the technical, social, cognitive, and psychological aspects.
Single Subject Lists
- E-zine list
- John Labovitz <johnl@ora.com> maintains of list of electronically-accessible zines -- what they are, who puts them out, and where you can find them.
Miscellaneous
- CERN-registered Web servers, sorted by service type
- This is a list of services, broken down by the access method. If you
know what kind of information you are trying to access, this might be a
good place to start.
- CERN-registered Web servers, sorted by country
- This is a list of services, broken down by physical location.
Although the great thing about the Web is that physical location
becomes irrelevant, you may still wish to browse this list.
- Starting Points for Internet Exploration
- This list of resources is maintained by NCSA, the makers of Mosaic
and other fine Web resources. This is an edited list intended for
basic resource discovery and browsing; it will be of particular use
to new users.
- The NCSA What's New list
- Resources appear very fast on the Internet. Once one becomes familiar with the basic variety available, it may be interesting to keep up with exciting new developments. This list, also maintained by NCSA, is simply a list of short blurbs of new resources, sorted by reverse date.
Subject Catalogs
Subject catalogs attempt to categorize information based upon the subject into which it falls. Since categorizing information is an arbitrary science, different catalogs will organize information differently. Subject catalogs are useful in that they are often the most comprehensive list of resource devoted to a certain topic.- The Whole Internet Catalog
-
O'Reilly & Associates, a leading publisher of Internet information,
maintains this list of resources organized by subject. It is closely
related to the popular book, The Whole Internet Catalog.
- Cern's WWW Virtual Library
- The mother of all subject catalogs, the Virtual Library has been in
existance a long time and contains a great many resources sorted based
on a traditional taxonomy.
- The Clearinghouse for Subject-Oriented Internet Resources Guides
- The Clearinghouse is an excellent resource for subject-oriented guides.
The guides are quite often comprehensive and canonical. There are also
provisions for
searching the Clearinghouse.
- North Carolina State University "Study Carrels"
- The NCSU library system is maintaining a smattering a subject-oriented guides. While some are incomplete, in general, they are of high quality.
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Last updated on Aug 24 1994 at 14:14 by Jared_Rhine@hmc.edu